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Walid Muallem below a photo of Bashar al-Assad
Monday, October 9

ASSAD’S ALLIES Syrian foreign minister visits Russia as regime makes gains Walid Muallem arrives in…

INDIA-ECONOMY-TAXATION
India marks 100 days since national sales tax rollout

Today marks the first 100 days of the implementation of the landmark Indian GST legislation,…

Angela Merkel und Horst Seehofer
Merkel’s CDU to discuss policy positions with Bavarian sister-party CSU

Today, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat Union meets its conservative partner, the Christian Social Union,…

China to enact new cyber regulations
China to introduce new social media regulations

New Chinese cyber censoring regulations come into effect today. They allow Beijing’s cyber watchdog, the Cybersecurity…

China to enact new cyber regulations
Sunday, October 8

THE GREAT FIREWALL INTENSIFIES China launches new cyber regulations New Chinese cyber censoring regulations come…

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrested
Saturday, October 7

BIRTHDAY BLUES Russia’s opposition protests the president Protesters across Russia will gather today for demonstrations,…

Liberia election
Liberia’s political parties to hold same-day rallies amid violence concerns

Today, the Alternative National Congress and the ruling United Party will stage rallies in Monrovia,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks a
US and Russian envoys to discuss UN peacekeepers for Ukraine

A top Kremlin official will “synchronise watches” with the US envoy to the Ukrainian conflict…

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrested
Russia’s opposition mark Vladimir Putin’s birthday with protests

Protesters across Russia will gather today for demonstrations, the occurrence of which will serve as an…

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Troubled waters: Australia and China in the Pacific

In trying to escape Australia’s neocolonial attitudes, Pacific nations may become indebted to China.